Miss Congeniality was awarded to Peggy Bickford, 68, from the Aspen Living Center in Colorado Springs.

Third runner-up was Shirley Tomsick, 88, from Sharmar Village Care Center in Pueblo. Second runner-up went to Jeanette Stringer, 91, from Wynwood of Pueblo and the first-runner up was Lucille Laydon, 88, from Minnequa Medicenter in Pueblo.

Last year’s Silver Queen, 102-year-old Elaine Eddy Ripley, was on hand Wednesday and spoke to her predecessor.